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Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Werewolf join forces in this haunting tribute to the Universal horror films of the 1930s. The Lord of the Vampires has returned to his native soil, choosing an innocent young virgin as his new bride. Victoria Frankenstein, the granddaughter of the original monster-maker, has been using Dracula's blood in profane experiments. Injecting it into her grandfather's dormant creation, she revives the Monster. And when the Werewolf arrives in Transylvania...

"The Great Lover", Rudolph Valentino, returns to the role that made him a superstar in his last (and best) film, where he plays both the original Sheik and his own son.

Sex-kitten Mary Harrison is being terrorized by a vicious gang of international jewel thieves. Fearing for her life, Mary phones her estranged twin sister, Julie, with cryptic warnings of danger. After dismissing her sister's tale as a paranoid fantasy, Julie is attacked by a knife-wielding maniac. The assault throws her into the arms of handsome attorney Steve Barton. Steve and his rogue detective pal, Tony, set out to untangle the dark web encircling the twins. Sexual sparks ignite a...

Dr. Tom Reynolds and his associate Professor Howard Ogden travel the dark and dangerous jungles of Africa and India. Accompanied by a succession of local guides, Dr. Reynolds, respectfully known as Ramar (Great White Doctor) to the native tribesmen, becomes involved in a series of adventures which set him against an assortment of villains. Witch doctors, smugglers, mad scientists and exotic wildlife keep Ramar and company on their toes in every thrilling episode. "Ramar of the Jungle" was...

Three young turn-of-the-century New York City urchins are caught stealing wallets and hauled before a judge. Young Mary and Mike have no criminal records and are remanded to their parents, but scrappy little Ross Hadley is sent to reform school. 15 years later, Mike McGlennon (Russell Hayden) is a true-blue lieutenant in the NYPD, Mary has resurfaced as Vi Parker (Nancy Kelly), the sultry "Garter Girl" cabaret singer, and Ross Hadley (Chester Morris) is an infamous casino mogul. Fate and an...

U.S. diplomatic officer Ken Seely (William Lundigan) arrives for his first assignment in a remote Mongolian village and is immediately confronted by threats and attempts on his life. By the time Seely's sweetheart, Margaret Walden (Virginia Bruce) arrives for her assignment at the same consulate quarters, Marshal Yun Usu, the evil warlord (Richard Loo), forces his reign of terror on the village and threatens the Americans with execution. This patriotic tale of how State Department officials...

Conrad Brooks is the Gielgud of bad movies. -- The New York TimesA 50,000 year-old monster caveman, Jan-Gel, is thawed from its icy Arctic grave and stalks the residents of backwoods West Virginia! With a belly as large as his unearthly appetite, the hideous creature roams the countryside, emitting a blood-curdling cry that heralds death, doom and destruction. A teenage girl is kidnapped by the monster and the locals fear the beast may have something other than murder on its mind! Conrad...

Gloria Swanson, the legendary actress of the silent era, stars in three of her greatest films: "The Danger Girl" (1916), "Male and Female" (1919) and "Something to Think About" (1920).

Dr. Frank C. Baxter teaches us about genetics and heredity in this vintage TV documentary combining live-action and animation! The good doctor not only explains how DNA works, he also talks frankly about "the birds and the bees" -- or as much as he could on 1960s television. He even good-naturedly makes fun of his own lack of hair to illustrate the recessive baldness gene. Reflecting the nuclear paranoia of the era, there is disturbing footage of insects deformed by radiation (this segment was...

The Great Lover of the Silver Screen, Rudolph Valentino rose to super stardom with his role as The Sheik. Despite Paramount's modest expectations and tepid reviews, female reaction to this film overwhelmingly propelled it to enormous box office success and legendary status. Some of his other classic performances include The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1921), Blood And Sand (1922), and The Eagle (1925). Following his untimely death at age 31 the following year, over 80,000 adoring fans...

Jack Hoxie was as popular as Hoot Gibson during the heyday of Universal Studios' silent westerns. Gold and Gun Law, both produced in 1932 at the dawn of the sound film era, marked the final chapters of Hoxie's screen career. Although he starred in over a hundred silent movies (mostly westerns) in the 1920s, the advent of sound was unforgiving to the very physical actor whose line-reading talent paled beside his champion horsemanship.Gun Law: Three members of an outlaw gang - The Sonora Kid,...

Dazed and despondent after being jilted by their paramours, a handsome man and a beautiful woman find themselves seated next to one another at a Carnegie Hall performance. As the divine melodies of master composer Franz Schubert unfold, his bitter life of struggle is revealed in flashbacks. The majestic music seems to offer new hope of a better day to the heartbroken lovers.Breathtakingly beautiful Ilona Massey rose from poverty and was imported by MGM from Hungary to costar with Nelson Eddy...